Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 8:59 AM CST (14:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-02-01 14:59:39 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.800° N, 96.653° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.62 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.64 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.74 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.6Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.55 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 85
  4. 1.8Oklahoma · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.8Oklahoma · 1359 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.84 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023cfud. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.